Jerusalem: Mount of Olives—Church of St. Lazarus—Garden

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Jerusalem: Mount of Olives—Church of St. Lazarus—Garden


‎Bethany. The garden of the Church of St. Lazarus in full bloom. The Catholic church was built in 1952–3 over the remains of a 4th century church. Six days before Passover Jesus visited Bethany for the last time. At the house of Simon the leper a woman anointed his head with precious oil. When his disciples complained that at the price of oil they could have helped the poor, Jesus answered that the woman’s act was a sign of his approaching death, saying: “She did it for my burial” (Matthew 26:6–13). From Bethany Jesus and his disciples went on to Jerusalem, on the last path of suffering that ended in his crucifixion and resurrection.


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